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Rock ArtSite Name: Horkenstein Alternative Name: Teufelsstein (Devil stone)Country: Germany
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Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Hattingen
Latitude: 51.398001N Longitude: 7.179891E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
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The stone is about 4 metres long and has a weight of about 20 tons. It displays several cup marks. Moreover, it exhibits a deep man-made furrow.
A legend tells how the devil planned to destroy a nearby church with this stone. But he was fooled. So he overestimated the remaining distance of his journey. Then he resigned and left the stone.
There are some other local legends about the execution of Roman war prisoners and about other human sacrifices at the stone.
A further tale reports about "holy oaks" in the neighbourhood and a ghost, who was visible there at night. But after the stone was brought to Hattingen the spook disappeared.
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